SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE OF BULANAO

Purok 6, Bulanao Centro, Tabuk City, Kalinga 3800

Detailed Lesson Plan in Science
Grade 10
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a.) describe the nervous system
b.) determine and explain the function of the nervous system; and
c.) differentiate the types and parts of neurons
.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Nervous system, its function and neurons
References: 1. Pavico-Ferriols, Faraon-Darvin, Ramos-Morales, Bayquen, and Silverio
(2017). Exploring Life Through science Series 10 Textbook 2nd Edition, Phoenix
Publishing House Inc. 927 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

2. Pavico-Ferriols, Faraon-Darvin, Ramos, Ramos-Morales, Bayquen, and

Silverio (2017). Exploring Life Through Science Series 10 Teacher’s Guide 2nd
Edition, Phoenix Publishing House Inc. 927 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

Materials: Laptop, Power point presentation, and chalkboard

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preparatory Activities
 Greetings
Good morning, Class!
Good morning sir.

 Prayer
Please stand up for our prayer, Ms.
______ Can you please lead the
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
prayer.
of the Holy Spirit……….Amen.

 Checking of Attendance
Kindly raise your hand and say ‘All is
(All is well)
well’ if you are present

 Motivation
Class, before we start the lesson, I
(The students will raise their hands to
need two volunteers to stand here in
volunteer.)
front.
( the two volunteer will go in front.)

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 Listen carefully to my instructions. If I
say ‘brain’ you’re going to touch your
head; when I say ‘heart’ you’re going
to place your hands at chest level, in a
heart shape; and when I say ‘touch’ Yes, sir.
stretch your hand sideward. Is that
clear? (The two students will execute the actions
based on the given instruction.)

(The two students will execute the actions

based on the given instruction in a fast
This time, let’s do it faster. manner.)

Thank you. You may now take your

seat.

Class, what can you say about the

actions of the bodies of your two Their bodies responded quickly as you give
classmates whenever I give them them the instructions.
instructions?

Very good! Based on the responses of

their bodies, we can conclude that the
human body has the ability to control
and coordinate activities. Which organ Nervous system.
system do you think is responsible for
this characteristic?

Very good!

B. LESSON PROPER
a. Presentation of the Lesson

Congratulations students! You were able

to unlock the key points that are important
throughout our discussion for today.

What is a nervous system? Any one from The nervous system gathers information
the class? about the environment and helps people
respond appropriately to a situation.

Very good!
In other hand nervous system controls and
interprets all the activities that happen in
the body. It enables us to move, think,
laugh, feel pain, or savor food. It makes
the body respond quickly to changes in the
environment by accomplishing four basic
functions.
What are these functions class, Kindly Gathers information both from the outside
read? and inside of the body.

These messages bring information about

what is happening inside and outside of Transmit information to the processing areas
our body. Next kindly read? in the brain and spinal cord.

These messages will process the brain or

spinal cord and after it is processed what Sends information to muscles glands and
will come next? organs so they can response correctly.

Alright! Let’s have an example. The

simple act of noticing changes in the
weather is an example of how the nervous
system monitor events happening outside
the body. The nervous system would then
respond to the weather by prompting one
to take off his /her sweater or wear warm
clothing. In the nervous system it keeps the body
working properly despite the constant
What are stimuli or stimulus? changes that take place around it.

To better to understand what a stimulus is,

imagine this situation: A fly moving
toward your eye and you quickly and
automatically blink to avoid damage to
your eyes. In this case, the fly zooming
toward you is the stimulus, and the
blinking is the response.
Neurons are the basics functional units of
Okay, let proceed on what neuron is. structure and functions of the nervous
system. It carries information through the
What is neuron? nervous system in the form of nerve
impulses.

Alright! Remember that neurons are

unique, unlike the most cells in the body,
because they do not reproduce. Once it
damaged it cannot be replaced.

There are different parts of neurons.

What are these?
 Nucleus, axoplasm. Dendrites, cell body,
myelin sheath, axon and axon terminal

Although neurons come in all shapes and

sizes, they share certain characteristics or It was the largest part of the neuron sir.
features. Like other cells in the body, a
neuron also has a nucleus, a cytoplasm
(axoplasm in neuron), and organelles.

Based on the picture shown above, what

did you observed about the cell body
among the other parts of neuron? It like a branch and threadlike structure sir.
Very good! The cell body contains the
nucleus, which controls all the activities of
the cell

How about the dendrites what can you say Axon sir.
about it?

Okay good! Which receives and carries

information toward the cell body.

How about the long, taillike fiber that

extent from the cell body, what do you call It covers the axon sir.
that?

Very good! Which carries messages away

from the cell body.

How about the other part that what we

called myelin sheath, what did you observe
about its structure?

Correct! Which speed the travel of nerve

impulses

And the last one is the axon splits into

many featherlike fibers, called axon
terminals at the far end. Which pass on Sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor
messages to the dendrites of other neurons. neurons.
Remember that each neuron has only one
axon, but it can have many dendrites.

There are three types of neurons.

What are these? These are the sensory organs like eyes, nose,
ears, and skin.
Very good! Sensory neurons are also
called afferent neurons because their
function is to receive initial stimulus from
receptors.

Interneurons are also called connector

What are these receptors, can you give an neurons or association neurons. They read
example? impulses sent by sensory neurons.

Very good! All of the information that is

sensed by our sensory receptors is carried
by the sensory neuron and transmitted to
the brain or spinal cord. Motor neuron

What are interneurons?

Okay! So, this receives and interprets the

information sent by the sensory neuron to
determine what response should be
generated if a response is required, the Yes sir!
interneurons pass the impulses to?
The nervous system gathers information about
Correct! The motor neuron or the effector the environment and helps people respond
neurons now transmit the impulses from appropriately to a situation.
the brain and spinal cord to the effector
organs such as muscles, organs, and
glands. The nervous system controls and interpret all
the activities that happen in the body.

III GENERALIZATION Sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor

Class, did you understand our topic today? neurons.

Alright! So, what is nervous system? None sir.

Very good! What is the function of the

nervous system?

What are the three types of neurons?

Very good! Any clarifications?

IV APPLICATION
Here, we are now ready to apply the idea
of knowing the importance of the nervous
system in human life.
At this juncture, you work in a group.

Directions: Answer the question concisely.

 Write your answers on any sheet of paper.

How does your body keep you safe and

under control?
Kindly give some scenarios
(Group 1 will be going to answer this
question.)

How do you become aware of everything

around you? Give some scenarios.
(Group 2 will be going to answer this
question.)

(After 5 minutes of discussing about their

answers, one member of each group would
present their answer in front of their
classmates.)

E. EVALUATION
A. Matching type
Directions: Match column A with the corresponding item to column B. Write the letter of your
answers into your filler.
Column A Column B
___1. It is also called efferent neurons that A. Nervous system
transmit impulses from the brain to and spinal B. Neurons
cord. C. Nerve impulses
___2. Also called afferent neurons because D. Sensory neuron
their function is to receive initial stimulus E. Interneuron
from receptors. F. Motor neuron
___3. It is called connector or association
neurons.
___4. The basic functional units of structure
and function of the nervous system.
___5. Neurons carry information through the
nervous system in the form of?

___6. It controls and intercepts all the

activities that happen in the body.

B. ENUMERATION
Direction: Enumerate the four basic function of all the nervous system (in any order)
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C. ESSAY: Answer the question concisely. (5 pts each)
1. Differentiate the sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons.
2. What is the importance of nervous system in human life?

AGREEMENT
A. Follow-up:
Direction: On a short bond paper, draw or illustrate a flow chart of a nervous system

The criteria are as follows:

Neatness- 5
Correct Labeling- 10
Visual Impact- 5

B. Advanced:
Directions: Research and read about Central nervous system.

Prepared By: Jestony A Dinnayan BSED IV-A major in Biological Science